Title: Battle Above the Clouds
Source: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
Word count: 160 words
This week’s photo prompt is provided by Jodi McKinney. Thank you, Jodi!
We woke in darkness. General Geary ordered us to prepare to cross Lookout Creek at dawn. The November morning dawned chilly and damp in the valley. Our brigade massed as the fog swirled around us. The creek water ran high, and we waited. An hour and a half past dawn the water ebbed, and we received orders to move. Crossing the footbridge, we knew the objective was to meet near the Cravens house.
The mist and fog rose as we advanced up the mountain. We engaged in skirmishes with an enemy we could not see. The terrain proved rougher than any we had encountered. Rocks large and small had fallen from the mountain’s wall littered deep ravines. The forest claimed any space not occupied by rocks. Our force outnumbered the rebels, yet each step was a battle, and we fought to claim the inaccessible heights of Lookout Mountain. The mountain was ours and the battle above the clouds became folklore.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Sadly I do not know the history of this battle, but it did feel like I was there
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Based on the battle of Lookout Mountain during the American Civil War.I am glad the words connected for you. I felt constrained by the word limit.
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I did wonder whether it was the American civil war or the American war of independences, so I was pleased to read your follow up comment to me. Within the constraints of flash writing I think you said everything that was needed. It was a great piece of historical storytelling, that I really enjoyed reading.
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Thank you. Your words are so kind. 😊
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Extremely descriptive and a great take on the prompt.
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Thank you for the kind words. 😊
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Defending is comparatively easier because soldiers are entrenched. Attackers have to find their way. Nice war story.
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Yes, a good defensive position is difficult to conquer. Glad you liked the story.
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As I read this, I imagined it as being one of the battles of the civil war. Wonderful descriptions! Great story!
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Thank you. I may try to expand this one beyond the 160 words.
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It would make a good long story!
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